Christine I too suffered from debilitating pain following my sternotomy , seems to have been costochondritis after trying all of the steroid / oral and topical treatments with minimal relief I ended up having intercostal nerve block injections done with a pain specialist . They helped . It has been... Read more.
Christine Blackway
Sharon, I read about costochondritis and it sounds like what I am experiencing. I was hoping to get past it before needing injections! How long after surgery did your pain last before you got the injections and how long do they last?
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